New Zealand announces new coalition govt
WELLINGTON: Three New Zealand political parties announced on Friday the line-up for a new coalition government after weeks of negotiations. The new coalition government of National Party, ACT New Zealand party and New Zealand First party will be stable, effective and will deliver for all New Zealanders, Xinhua quoted National’s leader and incoming Prime Minister […]
New Zealand predicted not to be part of supercontinent in 250 million years
WELLINGTON: New Zealand will not join other countries as part of Earth’s “supercontinent” to be formed in 250 million years, reported Xinhua based on the latest study. The new research published in this week’s Nature Geoscience depicts the formulation of the giant supercontinent and models the climate and what life would be like. The supercontinent, […]
New Zealand general election campaign in full swing
WELLINGTON: The New Zealand Electoral Commission on Monday called on eligible voters to enrol as soon as possible in order to cast a ballot for the 2023 general election on Oct. 14, reported Xinhua. Currently, 89 per cent of eligible voters are enrolled, said Anusha Guler, the Electoral Commission’s deputy chief executive operations, calling on […]
NZ scientists save endangered parrot through genome sequencing
WELLINGTON: New Zealand scientists have tried to save kakapo, a nocturnal, flightless, critically endangered New Zealand parrot, through genome sequencing, reported Xinhua. Scientists have sequenced the genomes of 169 kakapos, which were nearly all of the individuals that were alive when the researchers started the work in 2018, according to a study published Tuesday in […]
New Zealand’s population growth rebounds after pandemic
WELLINGTON: New Zealand’s resident population provisionally grew by 2.1 per cent, or 105,900 people, over the preceding 12 months, to reach 5.22 million on June 30, reported Xinhua. “Growth of 2.1 percent is a sizeable rebound,” Stats NZ’s estimates and projections manager Michael MacAskill said on Wednesday, adding that New Zealand’s net migration during the […]
5.6-magnitude quake hits central New Zealand
WELLINGTON: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 jolted 75 km north of French Pass, central New Zealand, at 11.53 am local time on Friday, according to GeoNet. According to Xinhua, residents in Wellington and other central New Zealand regions felt the shake, which was depicted as a “light earthquake” with a depth of 170 […]
Food prices, interest payments push NZ’s household living costs
WELLINGTON: New Zealand’s cost of living for the average household increased by 7.2 per cent in the 12 months to June 2023, contributed mainly by soaring food prices, reported Xinhua quoting Stats NZ statistics department Stats NZ on Thursday. This follows a 7.7 per cent increase in the 12 months to March 2023, Stats NZ’s […]
Premier likens Serian to smaller New Zealand
KUCHING: Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg has likened Serian to a smaller version of New Zealand, with aims to achieve RM1.4 billion in gross domestic product (GDP) by 2030. In stating this, he said that with the growing population in the Serian division, the goal of doing so is certainly a possible […]
New Zealand to host Premier’s first official RISEAP visit
KUCHING: Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg will make his first official visit as president of the Regional Islamic Da’wah Council of Southeast Asia and the Pacific (RISEAP) to New Zealand from Sunday. This will be the Premier’s first official visit to a member country since his election as president of RISEAP […]
Passengers to be weighed before boarding international flights in New Zealand
AUCKLAND: The Civil Aviation Authority in New Zealand has mandated their airlines to weigh passengers departing on international flights from Auckland International Airport, starting from May 31 to July 2. The passenger weight survey is conducted as a means to gather data on weight distribution and load calculations for aircraft. To protect passenger privacy, all […]
